Chayote vs. Cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are chayote and cabbage different?
- Chayote has more folate, copper, and zinc; however, cabbage is richer in vitamin K and vitamin C.
- Cabbage covers your daily need for vitamin K, 60% more than chayote.
- Chayote has 6 times more copper than cabbage. Chayote has 0.123mg of copper, while cabbage has 0.019mg.
Chayote, fruit, raw and Cabbage, raw types were used in this article.
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Mineral Comparison
Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Contains more CopperCopper | +547.4% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +311.1% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -88.9% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +18.1% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +135.3% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +36% |
Contains more IronIron | +38.2% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +44.4% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +50% |
Vitamin Comparison
Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +100.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +17.5% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +116.3% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +375.3% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +25% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +144% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +37.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +63.2% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +1753.7% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +16.3% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin K | 4.1µg | 76µg | 60% |
Vitamin C | 7.7mg | 36.6mg | 32% |
Folate | 93µg | 43µg | 13% |
Copper | 0.123mg | 0.019mg | 12% |
Zinc | 0.74mg | 0.18mg | 5% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.076mg | 0.124mg | 4% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.025mg | 0.061mg | 3% |
Fiber | 1.7g | 2.5g | 3% |
Fructose | 1.45g | 2% | |
Iron | 0.34mg | 0.47mg | 2% |
Calcium | 17mg | 40mg | 2% |
Protein | 0.82g | 1.28g | 1% |
Potassium | 125mg | 170mg | 1% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.249mg | 0.212mg | 1% |
Phosphorus | 18mg | 26mg | 1% |
Sodium | 2mg | 18mg | 1% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 5µg | 1% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.47mg | 0.234mg | 1% |
Manganese | 0.189mg | 0.16mg | 1% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.029mg | 0.04mg | 1% |
Calories | 19kcal | 25kcal | 0% |
Fats | 0.13g | 0.1g | 0% |
Net carbs | 2.81g | 3.3g | N/A |
Carbs | 4.51g | 5.8g | 0% |
Magnesium | 12mg | 12mg | 0% |
Sugar | 1.66g | 3.2g | N/A |
Vitamin E | 0.12mg | 0.15mg | 0% |
Selenium | 0.2µg | 0.3µg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.028g | 0.034g | 0% |
Choline | 9.2mg | 10.7mg | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.01g | 0.017g | 0% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.057g | 0.017g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.011mg | 0.011mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.04mg | 0.035mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.044mg | 0.03mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.077mg | 0.041mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.039mg | 0.044mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.001mg | 0.012mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.047mg | 0.032mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.063mg | 0.042mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.015mg | 0.022mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more FatsFats | +30% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +56.1% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +28.6% |
Contains more OtherOther | +113.3% |
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Water
~92.18g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -17.6% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +235.3% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +70% |